Commencement 2014
Commencement by the Numbers
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The number of students who were able to participate in the first Commencement on June 1, 1945. The other 10 students of the first graduating class had already been called to war.
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Colleges to which or more students have matriculated over the past years
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Boston College ............................34 Harvard College ..........................17 Villanova University ....................12 Georgetown University ...............10 College of the Holy Cross ............10 Providence College ........................9
1962
325
The approximate number of steps in the Headmaster’s Walk across campus before Commencement.
6
The number of championships won by St. Sebastian’s during the Class of 2014’s time at the School in five different sports including football, lacrosse, golf, skiing and swimming.
The first class to trade in caps and gowns and begin the tradition of wearing St. Sebastian’s ties to Commencement. Over the past 52 years, the tie has featured stripes, the crest and in more recent years, the statue.
Wake Forest University .................9 Middlebury College ......................8 Bowdoin College ..........................7 Worcester Polytechnic Institute .....7 Dartmouth College .......................6 University of Notre Dame ..............6 Amherst College ...........................5 Colby College ...............................5 Fairfield University .......................5 University of Richmond ................5 Trinity College ..............................5 Union College.............................. 5
1988
The largest class to ever graduate, with 68 boys. Next year this record will be broken by the Class of 2015 with 72 members. 1988 is also the year that the tradition of wearing white pants began.
30
The number of towns represented by the 61 members of the Class of 2014, with the highest number— nine—coming from Wellesley.
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